Gas-guzzling <a href="http://inhabitat.com/hummer-h2-transformed-into-horse-cart/">Hummers</a> are pretty awful as automobiles, but if you think about it, their structural integrity could make them quite useful as <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/modular-housing">prefab modular housing units</a>. After studying the structural quality of a Hummer's shell, Craig Hodgetts and HsinMing Fung of <a href="http://www.hplusf.com/work.php">HplusF Design and Architecture</a> decided the body was strong enough to serve as the exterior for a home. From that point, they designed the Hummer House, which consists of eight identical Hummer body shells supported by a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/prefab">prefabricated</a> steel armature. The recycling of automobile parts coupled with other renewable energy and green building strategies makes this an interesting and sustainable project.

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Designed for the Prefab 20/20-An Open Ideas International Competition 2009, Hummer House is an exploration into the potential uses of the soon to be extinct monster SUV.

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plusF researched the Hummer's body shell and determined that the sheet metal components that assemble into a body shell were strong enough structurally to be used as the exterior for a capsule style dwelling.

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Hummer Home-hplusf

By turning the body on its nose and joining 8 together, they created a family home with all the necessary amenities inside.

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Hummer Home-hplusf

The home includes a 12 volt electrical system, OEM refrigeration, heating, media components, and a clever use of the nooks created from the cars shape.

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Hummer Home-hplusf

The Hummer House can also exist as smaller units utilizing only 4 cars, or it can be expanded with even more to create larger multi-unit dwellings.

Hummer Home-hplusf

Gas-guzzling Hummers are pretty awful as automobiles, but if you think about it, their structural integrity could make them quite useful as prefab modular housing units. After studying the structural quality of a Hummer's shell, Craig Hodgetts and HsinMing Fung of HplusF Design and Architecture decided the body was strong enough to serve as the exterior for a home. From that point, they designed the Hummer House, which consists of eight identical Hummer body shells supported by a prefabricated steel armature. The recycling of automobile parts coupled with other renewable energy and green building strategies makes this an interesting and sustainable project.